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Four Haiku for Sunday
1
Maple, poplar, oak—
the names of my forest friends
linger on my tongue.
2
Women keep weeping
because roots of war grow deep,
and church bells go mute.
3
In the plum tree’s shade
my skinny little daughter
rubs two shiny coins.
4
Mother Earth, sounding
oddly like my own mother,
says, “Mend your ways, child.”
Haiku © 2020 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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The coast is clear
The coast is clear,
but the simple man knows
that the earth is about to ripple
from the inside out
and become a gigantic heap
of rubble.
Might as well bask in the sun
warming his bones
while he can.
Nothing to gain by putting it off.
In the throes of ecstasy
he peels off his clothes,
gets down on his knees,
and gives thanks,
despite the tumult to come.
Poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Change
A rusting tractor, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
a change in fortune—
tractor that once plowed the earth
now rusts in the sand
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cooling
Autumn starts to show some color, even as a storm is brewing, Coconino County, Arizona
autumn afternoon—
the cooling conversation
between earth and sky
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Conversation”
Walk
Indigo Bush (Psorothamnus fremontii), Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
first walk of springtime—
hoping thunderheads will form
to freshen the earth
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Witness
Ripe fruit on a backyard orange tree, Southern California
a silent witness
to the earth’s fertility—
one unblemished fruit
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Witness”
Autumn
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
an autumn morning—
the colors of earth and sky
painting the desert
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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One
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
only one feather
to mark the predator’s plunge
from heaven to earth
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “One of a Kind”
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Glow
Morning glow, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
ordinary earth
basking in a twilight glow
holy is its name
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Sacred Earth”
Muffled
Dusk, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
deepening silence—
a struggle to hear voices
muffled by the earth
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Deep Silence”
